Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1931 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ppbltshed Every Evening Except Bunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. !. H. Heller. Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. FL Holthouse. Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Mck D. Heller Vice-President Entered at tbe Poetoffice at Deca,ur, Indiana, aa second class matter Subscription Rates single copies —1 02 One week, by carrier...™..—— .10 One year, by carrier 6.00 One month, by mall — .36 Three months, by mall 1.00 Six months, by mall 1.76 One year, by mail 300 •me year, at office— 3.00 prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere $3.60 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. national Advertising Representatives BCHEERRE, INC. 36 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 116 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member The Indiana League of Home Dallies It won't be long now until we all know positively whether the spring like weather is to continue until, summer. A week from today is Groundhog day and every thing depends on that.

—Only a few days more in which I secure your new automobile ( Tdwtes. The authorities will in- | struct police officers to arrest I these who do not comply with the I law after the thirty days grace is i up and that will be Saturday. I Messrs. Wilson Lee, Henry ] Schulte and James Cowen were | elected as members of the Chamb- j er of Commerce last evening, i splendid selections for important posts. All are business men of' ability and vision and their advice i end assistance should be valuable H to this organization which means I so much for future I) catur. i Th? United States with six per i cant of the world's population and , less than that percentage of land. , produces forty per cent of the , world's coal, seventy per cent of : its petroleurn, twenty-live per cent . of its wheat, fifty-live per cent of its cotton, seventy per cent of its , automobiles and operate sixty per cent of its telephone and telegraph , lines. We have hesitations Indus- ; trially but we will never blow up. The old age pension law will be h an expensive proposition we fear. - Just why it should be enacted now I when we are burdened to exasper-[ > ation by the high cost of owing ; property we have never nnderetood , and no statesman has yet made it ’ clear that this would provide any , saving for any one. We all want ; to be as charitable as possible but 1 we doubt whether or not its wise , to make the load too heavy. ■ i Passing an income tax law to ] take a few c nts off the state rate ( will not help the average person in | Indiana very much What wc need , : 1-4- 1 B . e ..

is some kind of relief for the local property tax and ifnless we get that we will be far better off not to add a lot of new forms of taxation. The next legislature would prpbably find away of increasing overhead to eat it right up any way. Os course those who wish to dig rp an alibi for not helping the Red Cross will be able to do so but after all this is the recognized agency for taking care of serious situations which bring sorrow and I LIGHTERS A High Grade Silver Finish $2.50 Cigarette Lighter SI.OO LOSE BROS.

grief to millions each year and we should all do our bit and a little more and its more important this time than usually for there is more distress than in years. Be a good sport and give to the Red Cross. i Mrs. Blacklldge plans to start life over and to be brave. Thats • fine sentiment but the chances are she will never again he trusted with the government funds. Old ( Man Opportunity does not back--1 track very often and this lady will I have many regrets that she ever ' made that trip to Springfield and , bet her friends cash on the turn I of a card. The world is funny that way. Mrs. Florence Riddick Hoys who , will speak at the high school auditorium this evening is one of the most efficient and capable officers of the state and she is engaged in a work of greatest interest to every citizen. She is the state probation officer and her experience ' over many years in work pertaini ing to children, makes her talks worth while. All who can should hear this excellent woman who is devoting her life to a great work. We may console ourselves that!

we won't have to pay much income or sales tax but don't be foolish for after all the consumer pays in the end. A tax designed to furnish more jobs or to increase salaries of those now in should not be supported. If the law makers will provide laws that will reduce local taxes we will receive some benefit but if all that is to happen is a couple of cents off the state rate, they bad better save the time and effort. E. G. Hoffman, Port Wayne banker, lawyer and business man gave the principal address at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last evening and his message was one of cheer. He recited the fact that numerous depressions have occurred in this country during the past century and out of each of these we emerged a better and a stronger nation. There is no doubt that we are now coming out of the woods and that we will soon enter upon a season of the greatest prosperity ever known here. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce is off for another year and | with much important work ahead. I it's times like this when an organization designed to work for the greatest good of every one in the community can be most helpful. There should be more frequent meetings of the board of directors and of the whole association that every one may have the chance to offer suggestions. If we will all work in harmony there are a hundred things that can be done and the total will make every one prosperous and happy. We congratulate Mr. Linn and his assistants for their work the past year and

hope every one will enter into the job of boosting Decatur harder than ever the next twelve months. o Years * AGO TODAY | From ihe Daiiy Democrat File | January 27—Eggs drop to 16c and butter to 12c. Vernon Aufand wins prize for largest increase of Saturday Evening Post subscribers. Kenyon Walters is the district agent and his other assistants are Chalmer Porter Heinie Gass and Hob Colter, all ' hustlers. I Glen Cowan moves his r.ewstand to the Lachot and Rice drug store. Mr. and Mrs. Gotlieb Frisch and children of Elberta, Canada are visiting relatives here. Township option bill becomes a law. This will make Adams county wet again February 22nd, except in those wards and townships where local option elections arc successful for drys. Rev. J. F. Vichert of Fort Wayne conducts services at the Baptist church. Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Gilbert. L. G. Ellingham, secretary of state arrives for a visit. Real estate transfer-William Lammert to Joseph Rich. 120 acres in Monroe township for $13,800. i o . I Get the Habit—Trade et Home

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♦ <■ The People’s Voice This column for the ise of our readers who wish to make suggestions for the general good or discuss questions of interest. .'"lease sign your name to show authenticity. It will not be used if you prefer that it not beI l More About Prohibition In the first place prohibition oi the liquor traffic originated in the I minds of a number of professional' reformers and wdas finally enacted ' into the law of the land. It was in-, tended to eliminate a lot of evils po j litically socially and otherwise.! Lets see if it has. Have the prisons and jails been diminished in numbers or increased? Have not the courts been increased in numbers and still unable to take care of the dilinquents'.' How about the morals of the country. are they lifted or lowered? We will leave this for you to think over. I always did like cold watf*r. but "by garsh" a lot of people like a change in beverages as well as in diet. Prohibition reminds me of Joo Cannon's mother Hubbard, it covers every thing but touches nothing. — Flambergust. ; Taxes, Pro and Con All men. wise or otherwise, do * not see alike, neither do they i agree. None of our great laws were the result of a single thought or by a single person, but came from an exchange of ideas and mutual compromises. Take the time when our country was young and the con-1 stitution was in the making. Every i state was jealous of its rights and of each other. Yet in order to reach an agreement and form a more perfect union each and every state through its representatives was obliged to retrench and compromise with its neighbor and the constitution resulted, one of the great human documents of modern

times. So today all stress and energy I expended .'pun proposed laws is not unanimous. And who can say whether yea or nay is in the right? Thus we have before our state , legislature many propos'd changes i for existing laws. Take the in-| come tax hill which seems sure of passing in some form. This bill' has resulted from exchange of j thought through several years and I the arguement for it s r ems sound for why should not the government be supported by those according to their ability to pay. This would I make industry pay more tax. On the othe rhand one should ; not kill the goose that lays the; golden eggs. A compromis" herei that takes into account local ten-i dency for expenditures should be; given consideration in figuring how; far an income tax should go that I il would not relieve one section ofpeople to the detriment of another i section. And take an old age pension. A law' to that effect might work at right at first but there would be agittaion every year to lower the age. After while the decrepit and broken would be Judged at 50 years 1 and what would stop il there. A J pension would not only make a readjustment of tax laws necessary, but. it would mean tax revision upward. We are going the oilier! way. A pension would also make! for spendthrifts. What indicement; would I here be to save for old f age? Millions of dollars are now squandered thoughtlessly every . year by people of all ages and in i all walks of life. What would happen when a pension comes? It would be, "I'll when 1 draw jmy pension." And what would re-

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suit? Gradually the incentive to work would lessen and every one would want a pension. And who would pay it? Our country would turn to a communistic form of government like Russia, where all must work. One extreme follows another. On the other hand some people should be helped. Take a widow with children. They should have their mother. During an nn°mployment time communities should help each other. There are agencies organized purposely to help those in distress. The oor we will always have with us. And a last ' resort we have a county oor farm. | This gives relatives a chance to J visit the inmates in the county, i The proposed sttaed poor farm ■ would prevent by distance any [visit of relatives. The #:>st, $300,J 000 would mount as it has on other state institutions. It looks like the pension bill for aged should be held over until the i officials of each county could give i accurate cost of the poor farm sys-' tern. Yours trulp. John Smith, farmer. o — ■ Modern Etiquette I Sy PO3ERTA LEE J * — < ( |.R) « Q. When a man wishes to go out between the acts at a theater does ' he turn his face or his back to the 1 stage? A. When passing ladies of hie ' own party he faces them but in passing strangers he faces the stage Q. What is the proper gift for the groom to give to the bride? Q. What is the most sensible ornament for the centerpiece of a dinI ner table? , A. A flat bowl of flowers is always in good taste. o | Household Scrapbook By I . j ROBERTA LEE 1 • L : “ *

Burning Feet ! If one suffers from burning fee', shake a little powder tannin or powdered borax into the stockings. One will find either very soothing. Better Pumpkin Pies Prepare the pumpkin the day boI fore making the pies. This gives it a chance to drain and makes much i better pies. Raveled Yarn I To renew old and raveled yarn 'wrap it in a towel and place it for | a short time in a colander or a steamer over a vessel of hot water. HUDSON ESSEX invades a new field . .s=B ■■ (| J Ikidl C B w Special Equip meat Extra All pri ce s ■HMHftffiiEiSOgSl F O B. Detroi Now you can afford Rare Riding Comfort. Hudson - Essex gives 1 ! it to you at amazing low price. Ask your nearest HudsonEssex dealer to prove it to you! 1

• -t BIG FEATURES OF RADIO Tuesday’s 5 Best Radio Features (Copyright 1931 by United Press) Central standard time throughout. WEAK (NBC network) 5:05 p.m.— Black & Gold Room orchestra. WJZ (NBC network) 5:30 p.m.— Savannah Liners Orchestra WEAF (NBC network) 7:00 p.m.— Blackstone Plantation. WABC (CBS network) 8:30 p.m— Phllco Symphony concert. WABC (CBS network) 9:30 p.m.— Paramount-Pu blix. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1931 1160 K, WOWO, Ft. Wayne, 258.5 M 7.39— Kaltenborne Edits the Nsws. 7:4s—Premier Salad Dressers. 8:00 —Henry George. 8:30 —Phllco Symphony Hour. 9:15 —Gypsy Trial. 9:00 —Graybar's Mr. and Mrs. 9:30 —Paramount Publix. 10:00 —Musicale Aviators. o Wednesday's 5 Best Radio Features Copyright 1931, by UP. WABC (CBS network) 5:15 p.m. CST —Winegar Orchestra. WEAF (NBC network) 6 p. m. CST —Rodeheaver Sing. WABC (CBS network) 6 p. m. CST—Morton Downey.

WJZ (NBC network) 6:45 p. m. CST —Smith Bros. Orchestra. WEAF (NBC network) 7 p. m. CST —Listerine—Bobby Jones. o Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1931 1160 K, WOWO, Ft. Wayne, 258.5 M 7:30 —Toscha Seidel's Orchestra. 8:00 —Gold Medal Fast Freight. 8:30 —LaPalina Smoke Dreams. 9.oo—Detroit Symphony Orchestra 9:3o—Seiberling Singers. 10:00—Guy Lombardo's Orchestra. 10:30—Musicale Aviators. 11:00 —Percy Robin's Organ Request Program. Thursday, Jan. 29, 1931 1160 K, WOWO, Ft. Wayne, 258.5 M. 7:30 —Kaltenborne Edits the News 7:4s —Hamilton Watchman. B:oo—lndependent Merchants.«B:3o—Detective Story Magazine. 9:oo—Lutheran Hour. 9:30 —Gramm's Question and Answer Man. 9.4s—Poets Gold. 10:00 —Musicale Aviators.

_ . ) *- In The Legislature ' 50 Years Ago By United Press s ► jg * ’ Slashing of governmental costs ) was one of the big problems facing • legislators In the 1881 general as- " sembly. As a means toward this r • end. Senator Poindexter introduced \ a joint resolution providing for a * decrease in the number of judicial t I circuit, with a corresponding de- ( " crease in the number of judges and t prosecuting attorneys. t Another resolution aimed at ece- < ■ nomy, was introduced by Senator 1 * Refron, it provides! that a commis-. sion be created to investigate the i practibillty of consolidating ma’.i- I agement of the stale university, , 1 I Purdue university and the state nor man college. One of the bills intro i. duced would have consolidated the two state prisons under one manage ment. o- —— • .... . — — ♦ Lessons In English Words often misused: Do not say "George called upon me yesterday." s "Called on" is preferable. I Often mispronounced: Brilliant. Pronounce bril-yant, not bril-i-ant. 1- Often misspelled: Commence: distinguish from comments. t. Synonyms: Grave (adjective) serious. sober, somber, dignified, staid, 1.1 sedate. Word study: “Use a word three!

times and it is yours.” Let ns in- 1 crease our vocal, 'ary by mastering ; one word each da; Today's word: , Tenacity; quality o. state of hold-| ing fast. “Such tenae ly of purpose cannot be defeated." o Assignment Slip Saves Students New Haven, Conn., Jan. 21- (UP) Four Yale juniors, strolling along a street on which holdups recently occurred and gazing into the windows of stores, were ordered to “stick 'em up.” The order came from four policemen. who carried revolvers. "Who are"you? Where d'you come from?” snapped the police.

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One admitted he was from the West. Another suid he was Born \> ew York A third sahl: 'Wm from Chicago, no relation to C«poM. The fourth said: "Why I'm a Yak student.” , "Oh,' said one of the cops, "1 thought you wuz holdups. “Just a minute," interrupted an- , other officer. "How do we know you're Yale students? Tlie four produced fraternity pins and college papers, or anything indicating their university connee tions. Then one found an assignment slip for Professor William Ly on Phelp s course in Contemporary Drama. "Oh, Billy Phelps! Sure, thats O. K. Run along boys. Sorry we bothered you.” said the suspicious cop. _

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